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Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd
If you use the ETK or look at, say, RealOEM, you will see which cars have been moved to the Classic catalog. The E39 has actually been moved to Classic. (RealOEM can be slow to update this, but that will show up.) Weirdly, the E38 doesn't appear to have been moved yet. But I would expect that the E53, E46, and E38 will all moved to the Classic catalog relatively soon.
And what I'm trying to convey is that BMW Classic used to be very different and much better. Somewhere a little over 10 years ago, BMW issued a press release declaring that they would reorient Classic around increased profit vs. preserving heritage, and everything went downhill.
Edit: It used to be called BMW Mobile Tradition. It was the replacement of Mobile Tradition with Classic that marked both a decline in quality and a dramatic increase in prices.
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This is the first time you have mentioned Classic parts as the issue. E53 parts, according to you, are not considered classic parts so it isn't applicable to the E53.
It is not unusual the new old parts are redesigns of the original part. Sometimes it is due to new technology, sourced from a new vendor or to keep the cost in line. One reason a classic part might cost more is the production runs are often smaller. Smaller production runs often increase the cost of a part dramatically. Again, finding parts that don't meet your standards does not mean "EVERYTHING went downhill from there". The same standards for quality apply. IMO since this is an E53 forum, your experiences don't necessarily apply to our X5s.